Oshkosh Disbands Park Board in Move to Modernize
Oshkosh council votes six to one to disband the park board founded in 1890 while keeping existing park rules. Councilman John E Fitz Gerald opposes action urging study of consolidating park and recreation services. Board dissolution follows earlier eliminations of water and sewerage boards and public works.
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Oshkosh Council
Oshkosh
John E. FitzGerald
Park Board
Water and Sewerage Boards
Board of Public Works
Hijacked Jet Liner Back Home
The Eastern Air Lines prop jet Electra was returned to the United States by the same crew that had hijacked it to Havana on July 24. Captain William E. Buchanan said Cuba’s aviation minister signed the release for the $3.2 million airliner and called hijackers crazy.
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Miami
UPIL
Eastern Air Lines
United States
Samese
Havana
William E. Buchanan
Buchanan
Cuba
Witherbee Named 1961 Oshkosh Community Chest Chair
Ralph G. Witherbee, manager of the I. W. Woolworth store in Oshkosh, was named 1961 Community Chest chairman ahead of the October drive. Oshkosh Community Chest president Sidney A. Hirschberg praised Witherbee for his leadership and community service roles including secretary treasurer of the Oshkosh Community Building Corporation and former Kiwanis and council leader.
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Ralph G. Witherbee
I. W. Woolworth Company
Oshkosh
Community Chest
Sidney A. Hirschberg
Oshkosh Community Chest
Witherbee
Wirschberg
Qshkosh Community Building Corporation
Boy Scout Executive Board
Twin Lakes Council
Kiwanis Club
Qshkosh Council of Churches
Board of Trustees
Army Begins Major Buildup
The army launches a buildup potentially adding up to 150 000 personnel with 113 reserve and National Guard units designated for possible active duty. Officials expect to reach 1 008 000 by next June 30 and extend tours for current soldiers to up to a year. ROTC officers face longer duties as overseas postings extend to six months. Page 2 continues.
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National Guard and Reserve
Army
No Show in London Club After Curtain Malfunction
A London nightclub canceled its ex travaganza show on Wednesday due to a non functioning stage curtain. UPI reports the interruption prevented the planned performance in the venue.
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London
UPI
Alliance for Progress Launched Without Cuba
The Inter American Economic Conference closes with a charter for Kennedy's Alliance for Progress to aid Latin America. Cuba abstains. Guevara condemns the plan while Dillon defends U.S. stance and the aid rollout across ten years. The plan relies on foreign aid and private investment, with the United States leading fundraising.
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Punta del Este
Uruguay
Cuba
Kennedy
Alliance For Progress
Latin America
U.S. Treasury
C. Douglas Dillon
Ermesto Guevara
United States
Guevara
America
U.S
Inter. C
Douglas Dillon
Kennedy Urges House to Restore Foreign Aid Authorization
President Kennedy urged the House to reverse itself and restore long term authorization for foreign aid loans in a critical hour of the nation. A coalition of Republicans and conservative Democrats cut the long range development loan feature from the House bill, deepening White House doubts. The Senate earlier trimmed over a billion from the program, signaling a tense fight over aid policy as the nation counters communism and Castroism.
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Washington
Kennedy
House
White House
Senate
East German Recruit Drive Amid Berlin Barricades
East Germany mobilizes 1.7 million youth to join the army as Western allies protest Soviet barriers in Berlin. Washington London and Paris accuse East German authorities of illegal border limits and demand an end to the measures.
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Berlin
Soviet Union
East Germany
France
Red Youth Organization
Horst Schumann
U.S
Moscow
Brandt seeks Western OK to seize West Berlin rail lines
Mayor Willy Brandt urges Allied approval to take over Communist run elevated rail lines through West Berlin amid threats of a blockade. He tells 200000 west Berliners that rail seizure could force action as East Germany and ADN warn of retaliation. Adenauer backs trade talks but warns Allies to stay united and plans a Berlin visit next week.
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Berlin
Willy Brandt
West Berlin
Brandt
West
East Berlin
ADN
United States
Britain
France
Adenauer
Federal Republic
Khrushchev
East Germany
United Nations
Kennedy
Washington
White House
Skindiver Recovers Body Of 10 Year Old Girl In Lake Michigan
A skin diver recovered the body of Donna Mae Nxz, 10, in Lake Michigan after she drowned Tuesday during an attempted swim. Her mother Nora Friske had watched all day as coast guard crews and volunteers searched before the body was found about half an hour after officials had planned to end the effort.
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Milwaukee
UPI
Donna Mae Nxz
Lake Michigan
Nora Friske
Coast Guard
Brazil Prison Fire Kills 49 at Taubate Prison
Officials said 49 inmates died when a riot sparked a fire at Taubate Prison in Sao Paulo state Monday night. The blaze, caused by 231 inmates, engulfed the facility as the riot raged through the prison.
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Brazil
Sao Paulo
Taubate
Virginia asks fast moving crab for Governor Cup Derby
The Virginia Fisheries Commission was asked by Gov. J Lindsay Almond to locate a fast moving crab for the second annual Governor's Cup Derby to be held in Crisfield Maryland next month.
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Newport News
UPI
Virginia Fisheries Commission
J. Lindsay Almond
Crisfield
Noted Soviet Chemist Defects to Canada in Defection Case
Mikhail Al Klotchko, 49, a prize winning Soviet chemist, escaped a party of visiting scientists and sought political asylum in Canada. He held high honors such as the Malin Prize and Order of Lenin and was a specialist in inorganic chemistry. Canadian officials kept comment brief while Ottawa experts doubted strategic impact.
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Ottawarp
Mikhail al Klotchko
Canada
Klotchko
Moscow
Ministn
Soviet Academy of Science
Sovit Academy of Organic Chemistry
Montreal
Kivichko
Soviet Union
van D. Westland
University of Ottawa
Westland
Recent College Grad Confesses Shotgun Killing
A 21 year old Chippewa Falls graduate told Cherokee County Sheriff he fired the shotgun in the killing of Robert McPhee 45 at his Chippewa Falls home. He said a cafe owner persuaded him to surrender after an alleged drinking episode and fight over alleged advances.
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Cherokee, Iowa
Chippewa Falls
Wis
Bruce Backes
Cherokee County
Carl Schleef
Robert McPhee
Backes
Schleef
McPhee
Addibors
Backes Leach
Marquette University
Chispexa
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ATD
Reds
AGAI
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T Berlin
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Solovyev
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